Imagine what we could accomplish if we all Freeze it Forward and share just one meal this holiday season.
We have all experienced difficulty at one time or another. Perhaps we are even walking through a trial right now. But our attitude can help us make meaning out of our very darkest days. Earlier this year we challenged you to Freeze it Forward by sharing a freezer meal with someone. Essentially it was a challenge to be grateful for our full freezers and make a plan to share out of our abundance.
There aren’t any specific dates for our challenge. There isn’t a prize or a winner. We simply want to create a space where we can encourage each other to voice our gratitude for what we have and to encourage each other in simple giving.
Resources for Sharing
Let’s recap some of the posts we shared earlier this year which will walk you through who to share with, what to share, and how to share it.
- Who can benefit from a freezer meal?
- How to Gift Freezer Meals
- Freeze it Forward Mini Menu
- How to Cook and Package Single Serving Freezer Meals
- Easy to Gift Freezer Meals
- Freeze It Forward Testimonies
Once a Month Meals makes giving easy.
First off, all of your recipes are always doubled, yielding two meals. You can always keep one and share one when you cook a menu.
Second, you can easily customize serving sizes to share with a big family or to create single serving meals – whichever serves your purpose better. Single servings are particularly helpful for those who are ill or who live alone. In the above resources list, we suggest easy to gift meals and menus designed specifically for giving, but here are a few additional resources you may want to check out.
Menus
- Fall Kids Mini Menu Vol. 1 – Enlist the help of your children and teach them the joy of giving.
- Summer Wild Game Mini Menu Vol. 1 – Hunting and fishing can provide you with extra meat to share with others.
- Summer AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) Mini Menu Vol. 1 – Those following AIP can have a difficult time at social functions. Prepare someone single servings to take with them during the holiday season.
- Summer Dump and Go Mini Menu Vol. 1 – This menu is super quick to prep, but will provide you with ten tasty, marinated meals to give away.
- Spring Diabetic Mini Menu Vol. 1 – For those with diabetes, the sugar-filled holidays can be a struggle. Gift them some healthy meals to help them through.
- Better than the Freezer Aisle Series – These recipes are all copy cats of freezer aisle favorites, but made from scratch.
- Loving from the Oven – Top 25 Freezer Friendly Baked Goods – There’s no better gift than homemade baked goods!
- Many of our favorite dinner recipes have now been added to Menu Builder in a lunch format (i.e. no cooking on serving day). These make great meals to share, especially in single servings.
We realize the holidays are not the only time to give, but the season is particularly difficult for those battling illness, dealing with loss, or struggling with finances. We want it to be a time of joy, special memories, and treats for those we love. It is truly difficult when you are in such a low place during a season that you want to be enjoying.
So while we encourage you to give year-round (and we hear many testimonies of our members doing this!) we want to encourage you to be particularly mindful of those around you who may have a need in the next few months. Was one of your resolutions for 2014 to give more? Finish strong! Maybe you have already started considered making giving a resolution for 2015? Get started early! There is absolutely no reason to wait until January 1st.
Share Some More
As you Freeze it Forward, we ask you to encourage others to give by sharing what you have done via social media. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Google+. Don’t forget the hashtag #freezeitforward so that we can find it easily. Of course, you do not need to share names as privacy may be a concern, but just post a picture of the meals you have cooked to share or simply tell us what you are grateful for and how you plan to give out of that bounty. Be proud that you’re helping others!
